When you spend a lot of time in your car and aren’t tracking it regularly, a nice interior is a solid investment. I have three cars now - 2010 Forester XT, 2002 M5, 2013 Infiniti JX35. The quality of interior goes up as they are listed. More comfortable seats, better feeling steering wheel, better interface for…

Concur. Of all the US cars I have been in since getting the M, only a few have had an on par interior. Even then, I am comparing them to a 14 year old car. We have a JX35 that I feel has a better interior, but it’s also a three year old luxury car.

Concur. The wife and I had talked about it being a good car for UberSelect, then we heard about the 10 year thing. I have an immaculate 2002 with less than 100k, but it’s not better than the whooped to isht Prius with 190k (driver mentioned it) and a blown/collapsing strut (reported that to Uber) that I rode last…

When I lived in Tiburon, CA (one of the wealthiest cities in the country) I had my coverage up to $1mm. The ‘spotted’ posts you see on Reddit looked like my commute. The insurance rep was very confused as to why I would want that kind of coverage, despite where I lived. Very confusing.

1987 Toyota Van 4x4. No tears to be had there.

Let me see: wet road, Mustang GT, wall. Yep adds up. Nothing to see here, move along.

I really want to do this with my e39, but trying to convince the boss as to exactly why I need to do a dyno run is next to impossible. All I know is a Dinan Stage 1 should be about 470 bhp, so maybe 400whp, but it’s 14 years old so...

When I still had my Subaru, under hard braking my initial reaction after down shifting was to hit the hazards. The button is big and in the middle of the das, so it’s easy to hit when wildly flailing. I don’t know if it ever kept me from getting rear-ended, but there have been more than a few highway speed emergency…

1987 Toyota Van 4x4. I lived in one for a while when I was a kid. Similar layout. Was a nice setup for the three of us. Perfect for camping out in the wilderness.

Tires off? Under the rocker panels. That’s it. Nowhere else.

I also have giant feet and I rotate my foot to blip. The left side of my heel mostly stays in place, but the ball of my foot is on the brake. Having giant feet means I can use the outside middle of my foot, rotated outwards and down, to blip. It’s not perfect every time, but giant feet does make it easier.

Car sounds loud and cool: M5 - check

I don’t disagree. I work in finance and the appearance of success directly impacts success in many cases. When I sold my STI swapped Forester and bought my M5 (‘02), I saw a different demeanor from more senior colleagues and peers working from other firms. Unfortunate as it is, the appearance of success in many…

I think it is ridiculous to go to that extreme. I have a friend with a GT2 who drives his wife’s Range Rover (?!) on a regular basic because he doesn’t want his employees to know how much money he has. I think it’s stupid, because they are equally expensive and he’s the CEO, but to each their own.

Not sure what age group you’re assuming here, but 30+ (which seems to be the group by price) can very rightfully be able to afford that kind of car if they are very successful in their professional life.

This is completely different than showing up in a $100k car. Professionally a Porsche means many things:

Was there not a post on here just a few weeks ago about how due to some body damage on one of the Mercedes, that they might be using some form of auto-leveling (which last I checked was illegal). I can’t find the article, but this is the only automotive forum I follow so I would have read it here. Basically noting…

This. I have a never ending debate with the wife about my car. RWD V8 with snows. Sure it’s not a Subaru with snows, but still better off than the vast majority of people with AWD on all-seasons.

It’s moreso making a car do something it’s not designed to, specifically going against the recomendations of the manufacturer. Loading the front of the trailer with tools adds notable tounge weight. Realistically, when loading a trailer that can only take minimal load, anything metal should be in your car. I…

And you wonder why your shit breaks/doesn’t work? You make cars do things they are supposed to do, while buying them for stolen car prices.